Design: The Key Concepts
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Criticism, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Catherine McDermott | ISBN: | 9781134361793 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 30, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Catherine McDermott |
| ISBN: | 9781134361793 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | October 30, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This is the essential student’s guide to Design – its practice, its theory and its history. Drawing from a wide range of international examples, respected design writer Catherine McDermott explores key topics including:
- international design – from Europe to Africa
- design history – from Art Nouveau to punk
- sustainable design, recycling and green design
- design theory – from semiotics to gender, to postcolonialism
- design technology, graphic design and the web.
Fully cross-referenced, with up-to-date guides for further reading, Design: The Key Concepts is an indispensable reference for students of design, design history, fashion, art and visual culture.
This is the essential student’s guide to Design – its practice, its theory and its history. Drawing from a wide range of international examples, respected design writer Catherine McDermott explores key topics including:
- international design – from Europe to Africa
- design history – from Art Nouveau to punk
- sustainable design, recycling and green design
- design theory – from semiotics to gender, to postcolonialism
- design technology, graphic design and the web.
Fully cross-referenced, with up-to-date guides for further reading, Design: The Key Concepts is an indispensable reference for students of design, design history, fashion, art and visual culture.
